How to Break the Injury Cycle
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
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🗓️ 12 April 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Are you currently in an injury cycle you can't seem to break out of?
Well, so is Dean Schmidt and on today's training plan rescue we're going to take a deep dive into Dean's plan to uncover why this is happening and give him a 3-step plan to break out of the injury rut and get back to healthy training.
We'll go in-depth on…
- Why you should avoid racing for the next 6-8 months
- The problem with intensity and how to build up your training and mileage
- How to uncover the source of your nagging injuries
Get ready for some awesome training gems from Coach Jeff as he breaks down and rescues Dean's training plan!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Melanson and this is the run to the top |
| 0:14.0 | podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:18.8 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runners connect dot net where you can find |
| 0:24.8 | the best running information on the internet as well as training plans to fit every runner |
| 0:29.7 | in every budget. Are you currently stuck in an injury cycle you can't seem to break out of? |
| 0:45.9 | You train for a race, come down with an injury, and either need to bail on your plan or |
| 0:50.7 | continue to train through, but not at 100%. |
| 0:54.0 | And then you take time off to heal, |
| 0:55.6 | you build back up as safely as you can. |
| 0:57.6 | You feel good heading into your next training cycle, |
| 1:00.1 | but then you end right back on the injury carousel. |
| 1:03.2 | If so, this is the same problem Dean Schmidt has been dealing with the past two years |
| 1:07.9 | and on today's training plan rescue, we're going to take a deep dive into Dean's plan |
| 1:12.1 | to uncover why this is happening. |
| 1:14.0 | Plus, Coach Jeff is going to give him a three-step plan to break out of the injury |
| 1:18.1 | rut and get back to healthy training. Specifically, Coach Jeff is going to go in depth on why Dean should avoid racing for the next six to eight months, |
| 1:26.4 | the problem with intensity and how you can build your training and mileage properly, |
| 1:30.4 | and how to uncover the source of your nagging injuries. |
| 1:33.0 | Get ready for some awesome training gems from Coach Jeff |
| 1:36.0 | as he breaks down and rescues Dean's Training Plan. |
| 1:39.0 | Let's get to it. It. Timeline nutrition has developed a groundbreaking product called Mitopure that revitalizes your |
| 1:49.7 | mitochondria, which create energy in nearly every cell in your body. |
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